Qatar tests aerodynamics of football stadiums in wind tunnels with lasers
How do you print a football stadium in 3D? And what data can you collect from placing the scale model in a wind tunnel?
Over the past six months, students from Qatar University have collected answers. In addition, they have collected raw data from cooling technology and aerodynamics from the 1: 300 scale model and transformed them into valuable solutions for engineers. This will save costs and the nature and environment around the stadiums of the 2022 World Cup be burdened as little as possible.
It took & eacute; & eacute; one week to print & eacute; & eacute; n scale model with a 3D printer. This model is an exact copy of the design of the original football stadium for the World Championship in Qatar. Individual parts of the stadium were also printed separately. The scale models of the stadiums were placed in wind tunnels to test the aerodynamics. The design and construction of the wind tunnel also took another seven months.
In the wind tunnels, the model was analyzed by means of laser beams that captured the air flows over the football stadium. The temperature in the stadium was also measured, even with different visitor numbers. Heat / heat is a major concern for the health of the thousands of football fans who will travel to Qatar in 2022. Cooling the stadiums requires as little air as possible from outside and the cold air in the stadium must be difficult to escape.
In this way two stadiums and a fan zone have been tested: Al Bayt Stadium, Al Wakrah Stadium and a fan zone of the 2014 World Cup in Brazila. The Al Thumama Stadium is currently being printed for testing.
Qatar University is working closely with the Supreme Committe for Delivery & amp; Legacy, as part of FIFA. The information collected is processed in the construction of the new stadiums for the World Cup in the host country. This saves time and costs during construction. The students also calculated the minimum amount of steel needed for the roof structures, saving energy and money.
Other countries have also noticed this method of Qatar. Belgium & euml; also wants to test the new stadium in Brussels in the wind tunnels of Qatar University in Doha. In Qatar the trick is to keep cold air in the stadium, but in Belgium & euml; the rain must stay outside. Different types of rain have been tested including the wind speed, so that football fans can always sit dry.
Read all news »Published on: 16-06-2016 09:30 | Updated on: 16-06-2016 09:30 | By: Patrick
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On scale models, the cooling technology and aerodynamics of football stadiums are tested in wind tunnels. This keeps cool air in the World Cup 2022 stadiums.
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